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单词 increscent
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increscent

[ in-kres-uhnt ]
/ ɪnˈkrɛs ənt /
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adjective

increasing or waxing, as the moon.

Origin of increscent

1565–75; <Latin incrēscent- (stem of incrēscēns present participle of incrēscere to grow), equivalent to in-in-2 + crēsc- grow + -ent--ent

OTHER WORDS FROM increscent

in·cres·cence, noun

Words nearby increscent

incremental, incrementalism, incremental plotter, incremental recorder, incremental repetition, increscent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred, in-crowd
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Example sentences from the Web for increscent

  • Increscent, in-kres′ent, adj. increasing, growing (of the moon).

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for increscent

increscent
/ (ɪnˈkrɛsənt) /

adjective

(esp of the moon) increasing in size; waxing

Word Origin for increscent

C16: from Latin incrēscēns
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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